Latest posts by Simon Zeitler
The best forehands of 2024
Tennis is a sport of beauty, as you can win in many ways and use many different tools to do so. The most dominant tool arguably is the serve these days, but the true king of tennis shots is the forehand, which can be the decisive factor in both serve and return games. How to […]
String Review – base12 Alpha
Next to writing about the latest tennis news and events, I also occasionally play some tennis myself. And for the last couple of weeks, I have been testing a string from a German company called base12. The founders are two former college players, who came back to Germany and according to their website wanted to […]
How players prepare for the Olympics
We are currently in a very interesting phase of the 2024 tennis season – usually one where players get some well-deserved rest before the hardcourt swing or play 250s and 500s around the world. But this year, most players get ready for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and therefore need to prepare for another clay […]
Wimbledon Review 2024 – King Carlos and Queen Barbora
I am still in awe by the performance of Carlos Alcaraz yesterday, beating one of the three best tennis players of all times handily on the way to his second Wimbledon title. But the two weeks of prestigious grass court tennis had so much more to offer, from surprises and underdog stories to the return […]
Wimbledon Final 2024 Preview and Predictions – Alcaraz vs Djokovic
We’re getting closer to Sunday’s big match, a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final, Carlos Alcaraz against Novak Djokovic. Just two weeks ago, we questioned if the Serbian superstar would even be fit so play, now we are seeing another matchup with the next gen Spaniard. Let‘s see who has the better odds to win […]
Wimbledon Women’s Final, Preview and Predictions – Krejcikova vs Paolini
Well, I guess that all our predictions (and most others) were not right about the final of the 2024 women’s final at Wimbledon. Former Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova will be facing the 2024 Roland Garros finalist Jasmine Paolini for the title, both not known to be grass specialists. Let us look into their head-to-head, […]
Wimbledon Draw Update – Week 2
We are through one week of grass tennis at Wimbledon, or the SW19 as the Championships are called in Britain. And, especially on the women’s side of play, we have a ton of surprises that alter the draw and potential outcome significantly. Similar to our first look one week ago, let us investigate the current […]
Rinderknech and Fritz – a drama in two acts
The drama highlight so far in this years Wimbledon Championships surely was the Rinderknech Fritz matchup with the subsequent moment at the net. But the initial reason for this slightly complicated relationship dates back to 2023 Roland Garros. Act 1 – Fritz vs France We all know that the French crowd is a very emotional […]
Why players are pulling out of the Olympics
We have seen several players, both on the men’s and women’s field, pulling out of the Olympic Games. To us fans, this might seem unusual at first, as the Olympic Games generally are regarded as the highest achievement and even in tennis close to a Slam. But to some players, there might be more important […]
The 2024 Wimbledon draw: First impressions
It is official Ladies and Gentlemen – the 2024 Wimbledon draw has been published. And while the big names and their draws of course get most of the attention, we want to look into the details of the singles draws here and the best matchups. The Top Seeds for 2024 Of course, the Wimbledon Championships […]
